SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – At Beijing’s sprawling Renmin University of China, two shiny new couriers dart through throngs of students to deliver parcels throughout the day. But they’re not typical Chinese deliverymen. Bright red, gray and…
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China to ease curbs on foreign business in finance, autos
BEIJING — China will ease restrictions on foreign ownership stakes in the financial sector and reduce tariffs on automotive imports, a senior Chinese official said Friday, following criticism from the country’s trading partners. Vice Finance…
China media praises tone, outcome of Trump-Xi summit
Trump pressed China to do more to rein in North Korea on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised Xi’s pledge that China would be more open to…
Trump bypasses Great Firewall to send tweet in China
He included a clip from ABC News of the ceremonial reception he received outside … Some wondered if he may stay off his primary medium for addressing his supporters out of respect for China’s domestic…
Boeing signs deal to sell 300 planes worth $37 billion to China
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Boeing (:BA – News) signed an agreement on Thursday to sell 300 planes to China Aviation Supplies Holding Company worth $37 billion at list prices – one of a number part of…
Forbidden in China, but Trump skirts ‘Great Firewall’ to tweet about Beijing trip
“In China, people have many channels to communicate … Trump tweeted again on Thursday afternoon, posting an ABC News video montage of the “incredible” welcome parade at the Great Hall of the People, where he…
AP FACT CHECK: China-US business deals are largely gloss
Such signing ceremonies in China are often just that: ceremonial. They typically represent purchases that Chinese customers already planned to make and waited to announce. The signings are a fixture of visits by foreign leaders,…
Trump thinks US, China could jointly solve world’s problems
BEIJING — President Donald Trump set aside his blistering rhetoric in favour of friendly overtures to China on Thursday, trying to flatter his hosts into establishing a more balanced trade relationship and doing more to…
Trump obliges China’s efforts to control image, media in choreographed Beijing visit
President Donald Trump broke with tradition on his trip to China and didn’t take questions from reporters. Trump obliged China on presenting a very controlled, choreographed visit. China controls its media, but the US has…
Philippines Halts Work in South China Sea, in Bid to Appease Beijing
MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has ordered military officials to stop construction work on a sandbar in a disputed area of the South China Sea after Beijing complained, the country’s defense chief…
China, U.S. sign more business deals during Trump visit
BEIJING — China on Thursday signed business deals it said totalled $253.4 billion with American companies during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit in a tradition aimed at blunting criticism of Beijing’s trade policies. The agreements,…
Trump China visit: US leader strikes warmer tone with Xi Jinping
The two leaders also said they would to work together to tackle terrorism and drug trafficking, while Xinhua state news agency reported that Mr Trump had said the US government upholds the “one China” policy…
Trump tweets in China – how, and why does it matter?
Thousands of websites and social media platforms are blocked in mainland China. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are blocked, as well as websites the authorities consider sensitive. (The BBC News website has been blocked in…
